Saturday, 25 th NOVEMBER 2017
CONTENTS BIKE COURSE SECTION BY SECTION
EVENT GENERAL SCHEDULE Thursday, 23rd of November 2017 Expo 11-5pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Registration 11-5pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Opening Ceremony 6:30pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Race Briefing 8:30pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Friday, 24th of November 2017 Swim Practice 9-11am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Bike Check-In 11-4pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Expo 9-5pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Registration 9-4pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) IRONGirl 5Km 3pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) IRONKids 4pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Saturday, 25th November 2017 Transition Opens 5am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Transition Closes 6am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Race Start (PRO MEN) 06:20am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Pro women 6:23am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Age group 6:30am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) First Athlete In 10am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Flower ceremony 10:30am Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Bike Check Out 12-4pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Expo 8-4pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Awards Ceremony 6-7pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower) Slot Allocation 7:10pm Bahrain Bay (twist tower)
WELCOME TO IRONMAN 70.3 - BAHRAIN Welcome to the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship. Make sure you know what your role and area will be during the event and try solving all the doubts you may have. Please keep your phone on and charged all the time, use the Contact List that you will find in this manual and don t forget smiling to our athletes. If you are responsible of course or site, ask also for all the special information related to your specific area. Remember that this is an IRONMAN event, get ready for hard working days, problems to solve and last minute changes. Thanks for being part of this project, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate asking.
START Wave Start Time Category Numbers Swim Cap 1 06:20 PRO Men 2 06:23 PRO Women 3 06:30 AG Men & AG Female (Rolling Swim Start)* *Self Seeding, Start Time based on chip time not gun time
CUT OFF TIMES Athletes have 8:30 hours to complete the race based on their individual start time. SWIM SWIM+BIKE SWIM+BIKE+RUN TOTAL TIME 1h 10min 5h 30min 8h 30min Times are calculated based on the individual start time NOT on the gun start time.
SWIM (ONLY ONE TRANSITION) One Lap Course, Bahrain Bay hosts the start and the swim of IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain. A one lap of 1.9km will begin and finish at the Bahrain bay
BIKE (ONLY ONE TRANSITION) One Lap Course, Exiting transition 1 from the Bahrain Bay, participants will cycle through an extremely interesting bike course. Riding from the landmark Twisted tower in Bahrain Bay through the city, participants will pass vital landmarks such as Bahrain World Trade Center, Bahrain Financial Harbor, Dilmun Burial Mounds, National Charter Monument and Bahrain International Circuit and then back to Bahrain Bay.
BIKE COURSE SECTION BY SECTION Fastest swimmers Slowest swimmers Location Speed (km/h) Speed (km/h) Speed (km/h) Speed (km/h) Speed (km/h) Speed (km/h) 1st to last athlete Smjer kretanja 20 30 45 20 30 45 from to km 0,0 BIKE START 6:45 6:45 6:45 8:05 8:05 8:05 6:45 8:05 1.2 Start Highway 6:48 6:47 6:46 8:08 8:07 8:06 6:46 8:08 12 End of Sector 1 7:21 7:09 7:01 8:41 8:29 8:21 7:01 8:41 21.8 Aid Station 1 7:50 7:28 7:14 9:10 8:48 8:34 7:14 9:10 27 End of Highway 8:06 7:39 7:21 9:26 8:59 8:41 7:21 9:26 28.5 U-Turn Sakhir Palace 8:10 7:42 7:23 9:30 9:02 8:43 7:23 9:30 31.9 Start Gulf Ave 8:20 7:48 7:27 9:40 9:08 8:47 7:27 9:40 41 Turnaroundpoint Zalaq 8:48 8:07 7:39 10:08 9:27 8:59 7:39 10:08 48 Traffic Light BIC in 9:09 8:21 7:49 10:29 9:41 9:09 7:49 10:29 56.5 Traffic Light BIC out 9:34 8:38 8:00 10:54 9:58 9:20 8:00 10:54 10:40 Cut off 58.5 Zalaq Hwy 9:40 8:42 8:03 11:00 10:02 9:23 8:03 11:00 60 Start Highway return 9:45 8:45 8:05 11:05 10:05 9:25 8:05 11:05 65.4 Aid Station 4 10:01 8:55 8:12 11:21 10:15 9:32 8:12 11:21 86 Traffic Light Exit from Bahrain Bay 11:03 9:37 8:39 12:23 10:57 9:59 8:39 12:23 87.5 End of Highway Start to Bahrain Bay 11:07 9:40 8:41 12:27 11:00 10:01 8:41 12:27 90 Bike Finish 11:15 9:45 8:45 12:35 11:05 10:05 8:45 12:35
BIKE COURSE SECTION BY SECTION
RUN (ONLY ONE TRANSITION) Moving out of transition 1 from Bahrain Bay, the four loop run course will loop around the Bahrain Bay, giving spectators more chances to cheer on their athletes. Families and friends will enjoy watching and waiting for their loved ones to finish right next to the Twisted Tower in Bahrain Bay itself, where the finish line will be situated.
IRONGIRL Moving out of transition 1 from Bahrain Bay, the Two loop run course will loop around the Bahrain Bay. The finish line is right next to the Twisted Tower in Bahrain Bay.
IRONKIDS AGE AND RUN DISTANCE
GOOD LUCK!